The £100m redevelopment of Winnersh Triangle will make it one of the most sustainable and environmentally friendly office complexes in the Thames Valley.

Developer SEGRO, formerly Slough Estates, has announced that, once complete, the 191,100 sq metre business park will produce less than half the carbon emissions of a standard office.

Construction work has begun on Phase One of the development, which includes four office buildings totalling 328,000 sq ft, a 168-bedroom Holiday Inn hotel with leisure and conference facilities and 19,805 sq ft of retail and restaurant space.

A heat recovery system which recycles up to 85 per cent of warm air extracted from the offices and high performance glass shading to minimise solar heat gain are among several energy efficient measures being incorporated into the buildings.

The structures will also have chilled beam systems which cool water for the air conditioning with 20 per cent fewer carbon emissions, and a £1.6 million borehole scheme to provide sustainable groundwater for heating and cooling with carbon savings of between 20 and 25 per cent.

Peripheral Infrared lighting (PIR), based on a sophisticated sensor system where lights switch off when there is no one in the rooms, will also be employed to reduce energy wastage.

Claudine Blamey, SEGRO’s new head of sustainability, will oversee the delivery of these environmental initiatives at the multi-use park, near junction 10 of the M4.

Chris Davies, leasing director at SEGRO, said: “Sustainability is high on our agenda because we want to ensure the business park’s longevity while minimising its impact on the environment.

“We are constructing Phase One from a levelled site, which means we are able to incorporate

sustainable design features, such as the heating and cooling systems that recycle bore water, which other existing developments are unable to implement.”

Mr Davies added the company was looking to “foster improved public transport routes to and from the park” to discourage workers from driving to the state-of-the-art site.

The multi-million pound overhaul, which was given the go-ahead by Wokingham Borough Council in December, is expected to create up to 10,000 jobs.